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State, local political leaders offer swift response to guilty verdict for former President Trump
Read full article: State, local political leaders offer swift response to guilty verdict for former President TrumpFormer President Donald Trump is expected to speak at a news conference at 11 a.m. Friday at Trump Tower following Thursday’s guilty verdict in his New York criminal trial.
Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhere
Read full article: Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhereDiversity initiatives would be defunded or banned from universities and other public institutions under a slate of bills pending in Republican-led legislatures, with some lawmakers counting on the issue resonating with voters in this election year.
DeSantis' State of the State address might be as much for Iowa voters as it is for Floridians
Read full article: DeSantis' State of the State address might be as much for Iowa voters as it is for FloridiansRepublican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ upcoming State of the State address is supposed to be about Florida’s future.
DeSantis seeks details on transgender university students in Florida
Read full article: DeSantis seeks details on transgender university students in FloridaRepublican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking state universities for the number and ages of their transgender students who sought the schools' help with hormones or sex reassignment surgery, according to a survey released Wednesday.
Florida Senate moves quickly on bill focused on policing reforms
Read full article: Florida Senate moves quickly on bill focused on policing reformsA late-session push by the Florida House to require new training standards for police officers is ready to go to the Senate floor this week after unanimously passing the House.
Corporations caught in the middle of Florida election debate
Read full article: Corporations caught in the middle of Florida election debateCorporations are being asked to get involved in the debate over proposed changes to Florida’s elections laws, but the governor and others are telling them to stay in their own lane.
Policing changes stalled as legislative session winds down
Read full article: Policing changes stalled as legislative session winds downAfter the Florida Legislative Black Caucus rolled out a slew of policing reform bills in February, many of the measures have not been heard in committees as time winds down on the 60-day legislative session. House and Senate committees are scheduled to stop meeting early next week.
Debate shutdown on COVID-19 business protections sparks ‘fireworks’
Read full article: Debate shutdown on COVID-19 business protections sparks ‘fireworks’Democratic committee members filed the amendments after a 6 p.m. Monday deadline that carried out the COVID-19 protocols issued last month by Sprowls. House rules, though, do not put time constraints on amendments that are filed by members of the committees considering legislation. Driskell has asked that the issue be reviewed by House Rules Chairman Paul Renner, R- Palm Coast, in consultation with the Rules Committee’s ranking minority member, Rep. Joseph Geller, D-Aventura. AdMoreover, Driskell noted that three amendments by bill sponsor Lawrence McClure, R-Dover, also were filed past the 6 p.m. deadline. Ad“Because this was the last committee stop is why you saw the fireworks you did today.